Track 1 begins as an acoustic intro - camera leaves the birds eye, twists and turns through buildings to focus on a leaf hanging from a branch. The leaf breaks free :Track 2: Alley Distribution is yet another story of perseverance in the face of daily obstacles - "We're on the alley distribution in the slums this earth we are a beautiful pollution, we'll fight for all that we're worth." Perhaps it is more of a declaration, but through acoustic strings the notions are at once resolute yet endearing. SeanAnonymous of WideEyes makes an appearance on this track as well, unusual yet welcome on what is the first song with vocals, and so, introductory to the remainder of the album.

One aspect that has often drawn me to Dalia's music, is that even in the somber there is hope. Pass You By, Track 3's, chorus humming "don't let these tears pass you by." Often times, in art, not only the arcane or eccentric are empowering, but for those average fall days in the 10,000 Lakes. Track 4, Burgundy Skies, is a thematic variation of the previous track, not without it's own melody and nuances. While Track 5, sees the collaboration with another local MPLS MC - NewMC, a.k.a. BigZach of Kanser/MoreThanLights - rockin' the positive party reppin' southside/TwinCities/"underground - underneath the skies we try to reach."

Track 6, Too Much, is the one that blew me away. Vocally it begins with an audible inhale - these songs mean something, "I'm making a point, not committing a crime", Dalia says. Again, the strength of maturity vetted by the sincerity of youth, "baby's got the bends." Track 7 is adequately titled, Song For a Movie, and was peripheral, though poignant, "sleep walk through my waking life." Subtle and sometimes familiar lines - are made authentic no matter by the melody. Reason to Rhyme, track 8, "My every footstep felt like raindrops dripping from the trees.. a gentle summer's breeze/this kinda night I lost my heart/I fumble with the keys." These songs are the type one is able to identify with, yet sing while not listening and, more reassuringly, seem to confer a sense of direction or at least the desire for one. "I gave you every reason, and you gave me every lie" - "Give me a reason to rhyme, and I guess that I could try."

Track 9, then inverts, "trapped inside this web that you designed. Don't wake me I'm dreaming. Don't wake me I'm dreaming." Haunting, insightful, humbling, easy on the ears. As track 10, Someday Isn't Tomorrow begins "maybe we could lay here forever" while a  chorus  sings out "making way (making a way) for a change." The 12 tracks take little over 30 minutes to ebb and flow, but that they do. Minnesota's four seasons play games and strengthen the hearts of those who endure their twists and turns, "we will fight them with love and not rage".

Dalia's Treetops and Telephone Wires is an urban/organic first collection of tracks. Tracks 11 merely tieing up what has been attempted in the previous 10 tracks, while track 12 provides an acoustic exeunt back to reality, a little lighter, a little denser, and a little more welcoming of life ahead.